Genealogical atlases
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A lesson plan for grade 3 Social Studies
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In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore what life was like where their relatives grew up. This lesson challenges students to involve their families in their education.
Students will:
- write interview questions to ask their parents or other relatives about the places where they grew up and where their ancestors came from;
- label maps with the places where their relatives and ancestors came from; and
- draw pictures on the maps showing the activities their relatives and ancestors did in these places.
Xpeditions provides links to a related activity and blank world maps, detailed instructions for completing the lesson, and suggestions for assessment and extension activities.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 3
- Goal 4: The learner will explain geographic concepts and the relationship between people and geography in real life situations.
- Objective 4.01: Distinguish between various types of maps and globes.
- Objective 4.02: Use appropriate source maps to locate communities.
- Objective 4.03: Use geographic terminology to describe and explain variations in the physical environment as communities.
